Transparency is important enough in leadership to become a law. Here is the law of transparency and three ways to apply it to develop leaders and trusting relationships.
Trust
We are in this together . . TrustBUSTER#10 – Asks team to make sacrifices, but does not follow
How does it feel when it seems others are not working as hard as you? How about seeing executives with new cars every two years and you have not had a raise in two years? Whatever the source, this trustBUSTER is more about perception than anything else. Explore why it happens and what leaders and followers can do to make it go away.
I know I said I would do that, but . . TrustBUSTER™ #9 – Four common causes and solutions
Teams come together around a task to complete. An inability of team members to own and complete work on time will destroy trust. Explore the origin of this TrustBUSTER and what leaders can do to ensure it does not become an issue on their team.
I care… really! TrustBUSTER™ #8
TrustBUSTER™ #8 – Shows little concern about me a person How does this become an issue when most leaders really care about their people? Explore how this perception starts and what three moves a leader can make to make this go away (or at least move to the bottom of the list).
TrustBUSTER™ #6 – Criticize decisions AFTER the team made them – How to handle the 3 most common situations
TrustBUSTER™ #6 is about criticizing decisions AFTER the team has discussed them and the decision has been made. This happens for different reasons, but the outcome is the same. Teammates getting frustrated with each other and future decisions becoming more ‘political’ discussions versus open and honest dialogue. Learn the three most common scenerios and what a leader has to do to ensure that it does not happen again.
TrustBUSTER #2 – Unwilling to admit mistakes or apologize
TrustBUSTER #2 – Unwilling to admit mistakes or apologize. Exploring what it is and how leadership can make this go away.
TrustBUSTER™ #1 – Talking behind the backs of teammates
A few thoughts on TrustBUSTER #1 – Talks negatively about teammates behind their backs.
TrustBUSTERs – Any of these sound familiar?
Trust is fragile -so knowing the common TrustBUSTing activities is critical to building and preserving trust. Here is a list of the top 10. Do you have any to add?
Emails in CAPS – Here is how NOT to send them
Emotionally charged emails are a reality, but they are dangerous. They are especially dangerous for leaders to use as a way of ‘correcting’ bad behavior. They may get the change, but at the price of lowering TRUST, which is priceless in terms of culture.